Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make sure that Ella was prepared.

to let Ella start going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited

that wasn’t the only thing that

art program in school, and it made me sad to think that the children at that school had been without a proper art program for years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for the foreseeable future.

I came out of the bathroom after my shower, drying my hair with a towel, I could tell instantly from the thoughtful look on Edrick’s face that he was dealing with an internal dilemma as

about something,” I said, walking up to him. “What is

few moments. But I knew what he was thinking about: he

“You’re worried about her.”

he replied, almost as though he didn’t want to admit

balcony railing next to him. The city was bustling as always, and it would never stop. Even though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could happen, and I understood why Edrick was scared. Even the paparazzi alone were bad enough, not including the

a few years older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when anything could happen, was terrifying for a father who had always kept

to worry so much. And it’s in a safe neighborhood, and she’ll be surrounded by teachers

His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all

thought back to the open art teacher position once more. I did, after all, have a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I

said. “Then I can be with Ella

same thing when we were touring the school

toward my growing belly. “Won’t it be too much for you, especially later on in

is strong,” I replied, thinking back to everything that happened with the Rogues. “I’m not worried. I might need a little extra help at home since I’ll be working every day, but it’s not like taking care of

comes?” he asked. “Won’t it be stressful to start working and then have to take maternity leave just a few

Selina, and the maids, and I have you. And don’t forget

sorry if it seems like I’m trying to talk you out of it. I’m